![]() The name was resurrected by a distributor in 1974 (not a trademark purchase, as the companies trademark was expired). Contrary to what the current owners of the brand claim, there is also no association between the modern ‘Washburn’/’GWL’ brands and the original Washburn company/brand name, which ended in 1940. There was no ‘George Washburn’ in reality, making any claims that a ‘George Washburn’ founded a musical instrument company at any time spurious, especially when made up dates are included. ![]() ‘George Washburn’ is actually the first and middle names of George Washburn Lyon, of Lyon and Healey and they began using it as a brand name for stringed instruments around 1888 (not 1883). “George Washburn first starting making guitars in 1883 in Chicago Illinois.” – False That claim ranks up there with another ‘history’ I read online years ago that claimed ‘George Washburn’ began in the industry as a designer with the Harmony instrument factory in 1926. ![]() One of the more ‘interesting’ brand histories, as in mostly fiction if you go by what is available online, including the current Washburn Company ‘history’, which is blatantly false.
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